EP0012763B1 - Copolyesters a cristaux liquides - Google Patents

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EP0012763B1
EP0012763B1 EP79900347A EP79900347A EP0012763B1 EP 0012763 B1 EP0012763 B1 EP 0012763B1 EP 79900347 A EP79900347 A EP 79900347A EP 79900347 A EP79900347 A EP 79900347A EP 0012763 B1 EP0012763 B1 EP 0012763B1
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  • This invention relates to liquid crystal copolyesters having the high mechanical properties of liquid crystal polyesters and melting points low enough to allow the copolyesters to be melt-processed into useful articles using commercially available equipment.
  • Liquid crystal polyesters that are all-aromatic have excellent mechanical properties.
  • these polyesters are the copolyesters prepared from terephthalic acid, isophthalic acid, 2,6-naphthalinedicarboxylic acid and hydroquinone.
  • U.S. Patents 3,160,602 and 3,778,410 describe processes that can be used to prepare these copolyesters. It has been difficult to use these copolyesters because the melting points of the polymers have been so high that the polymers can not be melted and formed into useful articles in conventional processing equipment.
  • copolyesters of our invention are prepared from terephthalic acid, isophthalic acid, 2,6-naphthalenedicarboxylic acid, and a diacyl ester of hydroquinone and can be defined as copolyesters having molecular weights suitable for forming fibers and containing the following divalent radicals: and
  • the range of terephthalic acid is from 20 to 80 mole percent, based on the total moles of terephthalic acid and isophthalic acid combined. Since the range of terephthalic acid is based on the sum of the moles of terephthalic acid and isophihalic acid, at 20 mole percent terephthalic acid our copolyesters have 80 mole percent isophthalic acid and at 80 mole percent terephthalic acid our copolyesters have 20 mole percent isophthalic acid.
  • the range of terephthalic acid is from 30 to 70 mole percent, based on the total moles of terephthalic acid and isophthalic acid combined.
  • the amount of 2,6-naphthalenedicarboxylic acid is from 15 to 60 mole percent, based on the total moles of terephthalic acid, isophthalic acid, and 2,6-naphthalenedicarboxylic acid.
  • the range of 2,6-naphthalenedicarboxylic acid is from 20 to 50 mole percent.
  • the data for the copolyesters of our invention were obtained by preparing each of the copolyesters using a process known in the art and then determining the melting points of the copolyesters.
  • copolyesters of our invention were prepared by an acidolysis procedure whereby terephthalic acid, isophthalic acid, 2,6-naphthalenedicarboxylic acid and a diester of hydroquinone are reacted under an increasing temperature ranging up to 340-380°C. and a decreasing pressure to form a high molecular weight polymer.
  • the following procedure was used to prepare a copolyester from hydroquinone and 40 mole percent terephthalic acid and 60 mole percent isophthalic acid, based on the moles of terephthalic acid and isophthalic acid combined, and 30 mole percent, 2,6-naphthalenedi- carbocylic acid, based on the moles of 2,6-naphthalenedicarboxylic acid, terephthalic acid and isophthalic acid combined.
  • a mixture of 23.2 g. (0.14 mole) terephthalic acid, 34.9 g. (0.21 mole) isophthalic acid, 32.4 g. (0.15 mole) 2.6-naphthalenedicarboxylic acid, and 111 g. (0.500 mole) hydroquinone dipropionate was placed in a 500 ml. flask equipped with a stirrer, short distillation column and an inlet for nitrogen. The flask was evacuated and purged three times with nitrogen and dried at 100-1 10°C. for 30 minutes at 0.3 mm pressure before being immersed in a bath at 275°C. After the mixture was stirred for 30 minutes at 280°C., the temperature was raised to 300°C.
  • the tough, fibrous, opaque polymer had a melting point of 334°C.
  • copolyesters containing different amounts of 2,6-naphthalenedicarboxylic acid, terephthalic acid and isophthalic acid were prepared by a similar procedure but using slightly different reaction temperatures because of differences in melting points.
  • Solid-phase polymerization also may be used to increase the molecular weight of the copolyesters of the invention by heating polymer particles in an inert atmosphere or under reduced pressure at a temperature below that at which the particles will become tacky and tend to fuse together. Since this thermal treatment may give polymers with increased crystallinity and melting points, compared to melt phase polymerization, melt phase polymerization is generally preferred. Solid-phase polymerization is preferred, however, if the melting point is above 380°C.
  • the melting point of the copolyesters of the invention were determined with a differential scanning calorimeter.
  • the accompanying Figure shows that the melting points of the polyesters of the invention containing 20 to 80 mole percent terephthalic acid and 15 to 60 percent 2,6-naphthalenedicarboxylic acid are unexpectedly lower than the melting points of polyesters containing less than 20 or more than 80 mole percent terephthalic acid and less than 15 or more than 60 mole percent 2,6-naphthalenedicarboxylic acid.
  • the polyester which contains a constant value of 50 mole percent terephthalic acid and is represented by the second curve from the bottom connecting the open square data points.
  • the melting point is so high the polymer is not useful for melt processing.
  • the melting point falls rapidly and when 20 mole percent 2,6-naphthalenedicarboxylic acid is added, the melting point falls to 370°C. As the amount of 2,6-naphthalenedicarboxylic acid is further increased, the melting point continues to fall and reaches a minimum value of 350°C. at approximately 35 mole percent 2,6-naphthalenedicarboxylic acid. As the amount of 2,6-naphthalenedicarboxylic acid is increased, the melting point rises.
  • the melting point of the polyester containing 40 mole percent terephthalic acid is also substantially lowered when from 15 to 60 mole percent 2,6-naphthalenedicarboxylic acid is used. Melting points for the polyesters containing small amounts of 2,6-naphthalenedicarboxylic acid often cannot be obtained because it is not possible to prepare the polyesters. The polyesters melts so high the polymer becomes solid in the reaction flask prior to forming a high molecular weight polyester.
  • diesters of hydroquinone can be used to prepare the copolyesters of this invention.
  • diesters of hydroquinone include the diacetate, dipropionate, di- butyrate and dibenzoate. The diacetate and dipropionate are preferred.
  • the copolyesters of this invention can contain minor amounts of other naphthalenedicarboxylic acid isomers in addition to the 2,6-isomer. Also, minor amounts of dicarboxylic acids other than terephthalic acid and diols other than hydroquinone can be used.
  • the copolyesters of this invention can also contain nucleating agents, fillers, pigments, glass fibers, asbestos fibers, antioxidants, stabilizers, plasticizers, lubricants, fire-retardants, and other additives.
  • the inherent viscosity of the copolyesters of this invention cannot be determined because the copolyesters of this invention are insoluble in typical solvents used for determining inherent viscosity. Although the inherent viscosity of the copolyesters of the invention has not been measured, the molecular weights of the copolyesters of the invention are high enough to be in the fiber forming range. The minimum fiber forming molecular weight of the polymer is about 5,000. In most cases copolyesters of the invention have molecular weights above 8,000 and can have molecular weights as high as 20,000 and in some instances the molecular weights can range up to 25,000 or even higher.

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Des copolyesters a cristaux liquides ayant des points de fusion assez bas pour leur permettre d'etre fondus et traites avec un materiel conventionnel. Les copolyesters sont prepares a partir de l'acide terephtalique, l'acide isophtalique, l'acide 2,6-naphtalenedi-carboxylique et un ester diacyle d'hydroquinone et contiennent les radicaux bivalents suivants:

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1. Copolyesters dont la masse moléculaire est fibrogène et qui contiennent les radicaux divalents suivants:
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caractérisés en ce que la quantité de radicaux
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représente entre 20 et 80% en mole de la quantité totale en moles des radicaux
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et
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et la quantité de radicaux
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représente entre 15 et 60% en moles de la quantité totale en moles de radicaux
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et
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2. Polyester selon la revendication 1 où la quantité de radicaux
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représente entre 30 et 70% en moles de la quantité totale en moles d'acide téréphtalique et d'acide isophtalique, et la quantité de radicaux
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représente entre 20 et 50% en moles de la quantité totale en moles d'acide téréphtalique, d'acide isophtalique et d'acide 2-6 naphtalène- dicarboxylique.
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